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An act relating to prearranged transportation 2
services; creating s. 316.2021, F.S.; prohibiting the 3
impersonation of a transportation network company 4
driver; providing criminal penalties; amending s. 5
341.061, F.S.; providing that services purchased from 6
a transportation network company are not considered 7
privately owned or operated bus transit systems; 8
amending s. 427.0159, F.S.; authorizing the Commiss ion 9
for the Transportation Disadvantaged to expend funds 10
to contract with alternative providers; providing 11
requirements for such alternative providers; amending 12
s. 427.02, F.S.; revising the definition of the term 13
"transportation service provider"; requiri ng 14
transportation service providers to provide certain 15
drivers with access to certain training materials; 16
providing an effective date. 17
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Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 19
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Section 1. Section 316.2021, Florida Statutes, is cre ated 21
to read: 22
316.2021 Unlawful impersonation of transportation network 23
company driver.— 24
(1) A person may not impersonate a transportation network 25
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company driver, as defined in s. 627.748(1), by making a false 26
statement; displaying counterfeit signage or emblems of a trade 27
dress, trademark, brand, or logo of a transportation network 28
company; or engaging in any other act that falsely represents 29
that the person represents a transportation network company or 30
is responding to a passenger ride request for a transportation 31
network company. 32
(2)(a) Except as provided in paragraph (b), a person who 33
willfully violates subsection (1) commits a misdemeanor of the 34
second degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 35
775.083. 36
(b) A person who willfully violat es subsection (1) during 37
the commission of, or to facilitate the commission of, a 38
separate felony offense commits a felony of the third degree, 39
punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084. 40
Section 2. Paragraph (d) is added to subsec tion (2) of 41
section 341.061, Florida Statutes, to read: 42
341.061 Transit safety standards; inspections and system 43
safety reviews.— 44
(2) 45
(d) Services purchased from a transportation network 46
company as defined in s. 627.748(1) which otherwise comply with 47
the provisions of s. 627.748 are not privately owned or operated 48
bus transit systems. 49
Section 3. Subsection (5) is added to section 427.0159, 50
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Florida Statutes, to read: 51
427.0159 Transportation Disadvantaged Trust Fund. — 52
(5) The commission may expen d funds to contract with 53
alternative providers with dedicated vehicles and trained 54
personnel specializing in paratransit services to support 55
transportation services for persons with disabilities. Such 56
entities shall provide specialized transportation servi ces 57
tailored to the specific needs of riders, that comply with 58
service standards as established by the commission, to ensure 59
safe and accessible mobility options. 60
Section 4. Subsection (1) and paragraph (a) of subsection 61
(2) of section 427.02, Florida Statutes, are amended to read: 62
427.02 Paratransit service contracts for transportation 63
service providers.— 64
(1) For purposes of this section, the term "transportation 65
service provider" means an organization or entity that contracts 66
with a local government to provide paratransit service to 67
persons with disabilities using a dedicated fleet of vehicles 68
operated by its employees or directly contracted drivers who 69
meet paratransit service standards. The term does not include a 70
transportation network company as defined in s. 627.748(1) . 71
(2) For contracts entered into or renewed on or after 72
October 1, 2024, a transportation service provider must agree 73
to: 74
(a) Provide training to each driver of a motor vehicle 75
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used to provide paratransit service to persons with disabilities 76
with access to third -party training materials which, at a 77
minimum, meet meets requirements established by the Agency for 78
Persons with Disabilities for training and professional 79
development of staff providing direct serv ices to clients of the 80
agency. 81
Section 5. This act shall take effect July 1, 2025. 82